Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 11, 2026 It’s a quarter century since the world changed; 25 years since the horrific September 11th Islamist attacks on the United States uprooted America’s sense of security. As I wrote on that fateful day, “On a picture perfect blue azure September morning, the Grim Reaper visited […]
By John J. Metzler, September 3, 2026 A few months ago while in the Hague, I remembered Gen. Ratko Mladic, the gruff Serbian general who I thought might still be alive and serving his life sentence in a nearby UN prison for what is legally called “crimes against humanity. The old UN “International Criminal Tribunal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 30, 2026 Principal among the lethal risks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to this modern battlefield has been the wanton use and proliferation of drone warfare. The armed drone, something outside the pages of science fiction a mere generation ago, has assumed a deadly role both […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 20, 2026 Five years after the fall of Kabul and the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government to the Taliban militants, the situation in the beleaguered South Asian state has deteriorated into a humanitarian morass and a staggering social dystopia especially for the female population. According to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 5, 2026 PARIS — A stunning and unexpected migrant rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta prompted alarm bells across Europe just as the major vacation season was in full swing. But just as over 50,000 largely Moroccan and sub-Saharan African migrants surged across the common frontier […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 31, 2026 PARIS — France has had a bad Summer. First came the heatwaves, later there was the respite of World Cup Football amid cooler days, and then in the midst of the World Cup finals, France lost badly and the heat and wildfires returned anew. France’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 23, 2026 Transnational terrorism, namely the global links and support of targeted violence, is hardly a new phenomenon. The September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States tragically underscored this grim reality. But what’s changed in the 25 years since September 11th has been the widening […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 15, 2026 How quickly we forget. The cataclysmic earthquakes which devastated large regions of Venezuela recently have paralyzed an already vulnerable country in the midst of chronic social and political instability. Now yet another level of humanitarian disaster stalks this South American land as the world rushed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 8, 2026 Well, we’ve done it! Reaching the milestone 250th Anniversary of the United States Independence and throwing an amazing party to celebrate the achievement. The traditional 4th of July independence day commemorations in Philadelphia turned into a phenomenal nationwide gala of patriotism, pride and perseverance of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 2, 2026 250 Years of Freedom — 9 There’s a perfect nexus of sport, celebration and patriotism throughout the USA this summer as the FIFA World Cup, the countdown to the American 250th Birthday celebrations, and the 4th of July Independence Day holiday have converged into a […]
